Hibiscus Birthday

Hello Blogger friends. Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

Hope you had some time to get a little crafty today. It's really hot and humid here so staying inside in the air conditioning worked for me. My hubby harvested a bunch of his basil, and I spent the afternoon making pesto and freezing it for wintertime enjoyment. I just don't put the parmesan cheese in it until I am ready to use it. He has plenty out there still and I may make some more tomorrow. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for the color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. I was the  hostess and my color trio was melon mambo, berry burst and pretty in pink. Optional was to use your favorite green. I used old olive- it's one of my fave green inks.

pretty in pink, melon mambo, berry burst

For my card I used the layering stencil "Climbing Hibiscus from The Ton Stamps. I started with pretty in pink, then melon mambo and then berry burst. I picked the colors with this stencil in mind. I also used a Bristol Smooth cardstock. I like how it blends the Stampin' Up inks.

I used a stamp & die combo from a Scrapbook and Cards kit for my sentiment. Finished off my card with a few melon mambo enamel dots.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time......God bless.

Card Details: 

Stamps: Confetti & Cake (Scrapbook and Cards)

Paper: melon mambo (Stampin' Up), Bristol Smooth (Stratmore)

Paper Size: 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Ink: pretty in pink, melon mambo, berry burst, old olive (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Climbing Hibiscus Layering Stencil (The Ton Stamps), solid faceted gems (Stampin' Up)

Techniques: stenciling

I am also entering:

1.  Little Red Wagon has a go bold challenge. They want to see bright colors. 

2.  Simon Says Stamp has a Sending flowers challenge. 

3.  The Paper Funday Challenge is anything goes w/optional to use stencils. 

4.  Beautiful Blossoms challenge is anything goes with florals.

5.  Triple B has an anything goes with birds, blossoms and/or butterflies.